■募集要項
Due to the continued growth of Salomon’s business and eCommerce in Japan, we are looking for a Digital Performance & Search Specialist to join our team.
This role will play a key part in accelerating eCommerce growth by maximizing lower-funnel paid media performance while strengthening this brand visibility and discoverability across both traditional and emerging search environments.
The position will own performance-driven media activities, including SEM and Performance Max, with a strong focus on driving qualified traffic, conversion, revenue and return on investment. At the same time, the role will lead SEO and organic search initiatives and help build Salomon Japan’s capabilities in emerging areas such as Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and AI-powered search.
Working closely with the Digital Marketing Manager responsible for upper- and mid-funnel media, as well as E-commerce, Marketing, CRM, Merchandising and external partners, this role will contribute to an integrated full-funnel digital strategy that connects brand-building activities with measurable business growth.
■業務概要
DRIVING E-COMMERCE GROWTH THROUGH PERFORMANCE MARKETING
- Own and optimize lower-funnel paid media activities, including SEM, P-Max and other performance-driven channels, with a strong focus on driving eCommerce traffic, conversion and revenue.
- Continuously analyze campaign and channel performance to identify opportunities to improve ROAS, conversion efficiency and incremental business growth.
- Translate eCommerce sales targets, commercial priorities, product launches and promotional plans into effective performance media strategies.
- Identify and test new approaches to improve performance through audience, keyword, bidding, creative and landing-page optimization.
- Manage external agencies and partners to ensure high-quality execution, continuous optimization and cost effectiveness.
STRENGTHENING SEO & ORGANIC SEARCH
- Develop and execute SEO initiatives to increase this brand organic search visibility, qualified traffic and contribution to eCommerce growth.
- Analyze keywords, consumer search intent and organic search performance to identify opportunities across categories, products and consumer journeys.
- Work closely with E-commerce, Marketing, content teams and external agencies to improve website and content performance from an SEO perspective.
- Identify technical SEO opportunities and issues and drive improvements in collaboration with relevant internal teams and external partners.
- Monitor organic search performance and translate insights into clear recommendations and actions.
BUILDING GEO & AI SEARCH CAPABILITIES
- Monitor the evolution of generative AI and AI-powered search and assess its impact on how consumers discover and engage with brands and products.
- Help build the brand Japan’s approach to Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and AI Search, identifying opportunities to strengthen brand and product visibility across emerging search environments.
- Analyze how this brand, its products and relevant categories are represented and surfaced across AI-powered search and generative AI platforms.
- Identify opportunities to improve content, product information and digital assets to strengthen visibility, relevance and discoverability in AI-driven search experiences.
- Test and evaluate emerging tools, methodologies and best practices related to GEO and AI Search, and translate learnings into practical actions for the Japan business.
- Share emerging search trends and insights with relevant teams to help evolve Salomon’s broader digital strategy.
MANAGING DIGITAL INVESTMENT & PERFORMANCE
- Manage and monitor digital marketing budgets, including performance media investment, ensuring effective allocation in line with business priorities and sales targets.
- Monitor spend, forecast and performance throughout the year and proactively recommend budget reallocation based on business opportunities and performance.
- Evaluate channel and campaign performance using relevant eCommerce and marketing KPIs, and provide clear insights and recommendations for optimization.
- Connect marketing performance with eCommerce outcomes to help maximize the business impact and efficiency of digital investment.
- Provide regular performance reporting and communicate key insights, opportunities and recommended actions to relevant stakeholders.
DRIVING AN INTEGRATED FULL-FUNNEL APPROACH
- Partner closely with the Digital Marketing Manager responsible for upper- and mid-funnel media to develop an integrated full-funnel media approach, connecting brand-building activities with eCommerce performance and business outcomes.
- Collaborate with Marketing, E-commerce, CRM, Merchandising and other cross-functional teams to ensure digital activities are aligned with overall brand and commercial priorities.
- Identify opportunities to connect paid media, organic search, content and other digital touchpoints to create a more effective consumer journey.
- Collaborate with Global and regional Paid Media and SEO teams to exchange market trends, performance insights, assets, learnings and best practices, and apply relevant global and regional knowledge to strengthen digital performance in Japan.
- Share Japan market performance, insights and learnings with Global and regional teams to contribute to broader knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across markets.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams, agencies and external partners to drive execution and continuous improvement.
STAYING AHEAD OF DIGITAL & SEARCH TRENDS
- Monitor competitor activities, consumer search behavior, platform developments and broader digital marketing trends.
- Stay up to date with developments across paid search, SEO, AI-powered search and generative AI, and identify opportunities relevant to Salomon Japan.
- Proactively bring new ideas, technologies and approaches into the organization and help translate them into business opportunities.